A past you can believe in

Ahhh! James N. finds a Mt. Lawley billboard being scraped back through the years to reveal a Pizza Showtime ad. Hope against hope that there’s a Peter (Smooth Pierre) Dowding “Labor, a future you can believe in!” poster still waiting for the paint scraper to reveal.

About AHC McDonald

Comedian, artist, photographer and critic. From 2007 to 2017 ran the culture and satire site The Worst of Perth
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25 Responses to A past you can believe in

  1. Bento says:

    Magnificent. Just wonderful.

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  2. mrsstone says:

    Great shot indeed.
    Cue middle agers commenting on what wonderful memories this brings back for them….zzzzzz.

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  3. skink says:

    a pub brawl between jockeys, miners, and skimpies

    this is what makes this state great:

    http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/jockeys-whip-up-bar-brawl-in-kalgoorlie-20120918-2638c.html

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  4. Papa Fuckeye says:

    In a fair and reasonable world, the billboard should be heritage listed, immediately.

    Incredible post, thank you.

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  5. Speaking of Peter Dowding, here he is launching Ch 10 in 1988

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  6. Frank Calabrese says:

    That last post is from me – didn’t remember my wordpress login so I logged via Facebook – but that video is all late 80’s worstness in TV and even includes Tod Johnston in his first TV hosting role

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